Fibre-enriched table sweeteners

Abstract

The subject of the invention is fiber-enriched table sweeteners, characterized in that they comprise from 3 to 99%, and preferably from 10 to 95% by weight of branched maltodextrins having between 15 and 35% of 1→6 glucoside linkages, a reducing sugar content of less than 20%, a polymolecularity index of less than 5 and a number-average molecular mass Mn at most equal to 4500 g/mol, and in that they are stable under acidic conditions. The invention also relates to the method for preparing them.

1 . Fibre-enriched table sweeteners, which comprise from 3 to 99% by weight of branched maltodextrins having between 15 and 35% of 1→6 glucoside linkages, a reducing sugar content of less than 20%, a polymolecularity index of less than 5, and a number-average molecular mass Mn at most equal to 4500 g/mol, and in that they are stable under acidic conditions.  
     
     
         2 . The table sweeteners of  claim 1 , wherein said branched maltodextrins have a reducing sugar content of between 2 and 5%, and a number-average molecular mass Mn of between 2000 and 3000 g/mol.  
     
     
         3 . The table sweeteners of  claim 1 , wherein all or some of the said branched maltodextrins are hydrogenated.  
     
     
         4 . The table sweeteners of  claim 1 , which comprise, in addition, an intense sweetener selected from the group consisting of aspartame, acesulfame K, saccharin, cyclamate, stevioside, sucralose, alone or as a mixture.  
     
     
         5 . The table sweeteners of  claim 4 , wherein said intense sweetener is present in an amount of 0.1 to 5% by weight.  
     
     
         6 . The table sweeteners of  claim 1 , which also comprise a sugar or a polyol selected from the group consisting of sucrose, dextrose, fructose, maltose, lactose, maltodextrins, dehydrated glucose syrups, sorbitol, xylitol, mannitol, maltitol, isomalt and erythritol, taken alone or in combination.  
     
     
         7 . The table sweeteners of  claim 1 , which comprise from 3 to 50% by weight of the said branched maltodextrins, the balance by weight for 100% being a sugar or a polyol selected from the group consisting of sucrose, fructose, dextrose, maltose, dehydrated glucose syrups, maltitol, xylitol, sorbitol, erythritol, isomalt, threitol and iditol, taken alone or in combination.  
     
     
         8 . Process for preparing table sweeteners according to  claim 1 , wherein a technique is used which is selected from the techniques of co-spray-drying or of physical mixing of powders, taken alone or in combination is used to prepare a table sweetener comprising from 3 to 99% by weight of branched maltodextrins having between 15 and 35% of 1→6 glucoside linkages, a reducing sugar content of less than 20%, a polymolecularity index of less than 5, and a number-average molecular mass Mn at most equal to 4500 g/mol.  
     
     
         9 . The table sweetener of  claim 1 , which is provided in liquid form and which comprises 10 to 30% by weight of the said branched maltodextrins, hydrogenated or otherwise, and 20 to 40% by weight of at least one polyol selected from the group consisting of maltitol, xylitol, erythritol, sorbitol, isomalt.